Table 3.
Summary of Laser Therapy Parameters of Clinical Trials II
| Author | Patient's properties | Irradiated joint | Laser | Average power mW | Power density mW/cm2 | Energy dose J/p | Energy density J/cm2 | Irradiation time (sec) | Irradiation point size cm2 | No. of irradiation points | AD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meireles32 | RA | Finger | GaAlAs 785(C*) |
70 | 1166* | 0.18* | 3 | 2.57* | 0.06 | 4/finger joint | X |
| Basford33 | OA | Thumb | HeNe 632.8(C) |
0.9 | 90* | 0.0135* | 1.35* | 15 | 0.01* | 4/finger joint | X |
| Brosseau34 | OA | Finger | GaAlAs 860 |
30 | 3000 | 0.03* | 3 | 1 | 0.01 | 4/finger joint | X |
| Stelian for 830 nm35 | OA | Knee | GaAlAs 830(C)(P) |
25(C) 270(P) |
11(C) 122(P) |
11.1 (J/joint) | 5.6 | 450(C) 450(P) |
2 | - | O |
| Stelian for 633 nm35 | OA | Knee | HeNe 633(C)(P) |
18(C) 75(P) |
8(C) 34(P) |
10.3 (J/joint) |
5.1 | 450(C) 450(P) |
2 | - | O |
| Bulow36 | OA | Knee | GaAlAs 830(C) |
25 | 90* | 3 (1.5– 4.5) | 10.7* | 60–180 | 0.28 | 5–15/session | X |
| Gur for 3 J37 | OA | Knee | GaAs 904(P*) |
10 | 10* | 3 (J/joint) | 3* | 300 | 1 | 2/knee joint | O |
| Gur for 2 J37 | OA | Knee | GaAs 904(P*) |
11.2 | 11.2* | 2 (J/joint) | 2* | 180 | 1 | 2/knee joint | O |
| Tascioglu for 3 J38 | OA | Knee | GaAlAs 830(C) |
50 | 6369* | 3 | 382* | 120(60*) | 0.00785* | 5/session | X |
| Tascioglu for 1.5 J38 | OA | Knee | GaAlAs 830(C) |
50 | 6369* | 1.5 | 191* | 60(30*) | 0.00785* | 5/session | X |
| Hegedus39 | OA | Knee | GaAlAs 830(C) |
50 | 10,000 | 6 | 1200* | 120* | 0.005* | 8/session** | O |
| Kulekcioglu41 | TMD | TMJ | GaAs 904 |
17 | 17* | 3* | 3 | 180 | 1* | 4/session | X |
| Venancio42 | TMD (arthrogenous origin) | TMJ | GaAlAs 780 |
30 | 630* | 0.3* | 6.3 | 10 | 0.0476* | 3/session | X |
| Cetiner43 | TMD (myogenic origin) | TMJ | GaAlAs 830 |
- | 43.21* | - | 7 | 162 | - | 4/session | O |
| Emshoff44 | TMD | TMJ | HeNe 632.8(C) |
30 | 12.5* | 3.6* | 1.5 | 120 | 2.4* | - | X |
| Santos45 | TMD | TMJ | GaAlAs 830 |
40 | 5000* | 0.64* | 80 | 16 | 0.04 (0.008*) | 4/session | O |
| Bingol50 | Shoulder pain | Shoulder | GaAs 904(P*) |
40* | 49* | 2.384* | 2.98 | 60 | 0.8 | - | X |
| Stergioulas51 | Frozen shoulder | Shoulder | GaAlAs 810(C) |
60 | 120* | 1.8 | 3.6 | 30 | 0.5 | 8/glenohumeral joint | O |
| Ozdemir40 | OA | Neck area | GaAlAs 830(C) |
50 | 50* | 0.9 | 0.9* | 15 | 1 | 12/session | O |
| Chow52 | Neck pain | Neck area | GaAlAs 830(C) |
300 | 670 | 9* | 20.1* | 30 | 0.45* | up to 50/session | O |
| Klein46 | LBP (chronic) | Low back | GaAs 904 |
0.4* [5.4*] |
0.4* [5.4*] |
0.1* [1.3*] |
0.1* [1.3] |
240 | 1 | - | X |
| Soriano47 | LBP | Low back | GaAs 904(P*) |
40 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 2–4/session | O |
| Basford48 | LBP | Low back | Nd:YAG 1060(C) |
2656* | 542 | 239.4* | 48.8* | 90 | 4.9* | 8/session | O |
| Djavid2 | LBP | Low back | GaAlAs 810(C) |
50 | 226* | 6* | 27 | 120* | 0.221 | 8/session | O |
| Ay for acute49 Ay for chronic49 |
LBP disk herniation | Low back | GaAlAs 850(C) |
11.7* | 166.7* | 2.8* | 40 | 240 | 0.07 | - | X |
OA, osteoarthritis; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TMD, temporomandibular disorder; TMJ temporomandibular joint; LBP, low back pain; (C), continuous wave; (P), pulsed wave; *, inferred values as not explicitly described; **, not described but confirmed by the author; −, not described or cannot infer; AD, author's decision on effectiveness (O, effective; X, ineffective).